Technology glossary
Intel’s laptop processor from the Meteor Lake (Core Ultra Series 1) family, launched at the end of 2023; it combines CPU, Arc graphics and an NPU in one package.
According to Intel it has 16 cores: 6 performance, 8 efficient and 2 low-power efficient cores, with 22 threads in total. Maximum turbo frequency is 5.1 GHz and cache is 24 MB. It is made on the Intel 4 process and launched in the fourth quarter of 2023.
Processor base power is 45 W and maximum turbo power 115 W; the laptop maker sets the real limit according to the chassis cooling. The integrated Intel Arc graphics reach 2.35 GHz and the Intel AI Boost NPU offers 11 TOPS (Int8). It supports LPDDR5/X up to 7467 MT/s or DDR5 up to 5600 MT/s, Thunderbolt 4 and PCIe 5.0/4.0 lanes.
Laptops · 2024
The Zephyrus G16 (2024) is ASUS’s thin 16-inch gaming and creator laptop with an aluminium body down to 1.49 cm. This SKU combines the Meteor Lake Core Ultra 9 185H, an RTX 4070 Laptop GPU running up to 105 W and a 240 Hz OLED display. Memory is soldered, and the thin chassis keeps CPU and GPU power limits below those of thicker gaming laptops.